Behind The Noise

Story Of The Year are back with their highly anticipated new album 'Tear Me To Pieces', their first in over five years. We caught up with guitarist Ryan Phillips ahead of the release to delve into the band's recent single 'WAR', discussing the song writing process, themes and stories from behind the scenes. 

Three years after their album 'Nova', Polar return in full force with their brand new album 'Everywhere, Everything' - released last month via Arising Empire. Pushing their boundaries and exploring new territory, the band teamed up with long-time collaborator Ellie Price for their single Rush, creating a song like no other in the Polar discography. We caught up with vocalist Adam Woodford to discuss the  writing process, themes, the music video and more. 

Asylums are back with their brand new album 'Signs Of Life', the follow-up to 2020's 'Genetic Cabaret'. The quartet gave us an early glimpse of the record in June with their single 'Scatterbrain', a song that band member Luke Branch describes as "Dr. Feelgood meets The Jesus & Marychain." We caught up recently to find out more about the track, including the writing process, themes and stories from behind the scenes. 

Exist Immortal released their self-titled album last month, a captivating blend of metalcore and technical metal with a tinge of pop. The quintet released a series of singles ahead of the album including 'Emerge', which they describe as having a "nostalgic vibe". We caught up with Exist Immortal to find out more about the track, including the writing process, themes and stories from behind the scenes. 

Pop-punk trio Young Culture are back with their brand new album 'You Had To Be There', the follow-up to 2021's 'Godspeed' EP. On release day the band shared their pop-fuelled anthem 'Not In Love', the opening track to the record, which immediately had us hooked. We caught up with the band to discuss the single's writing process, themes, music video and stories from behind the scenes. 

The wait is finally over, as LostAlone make their long-awaited return with their new album 'The Warring Twenties'. After surprising us with their comeback earlier this year, the rock trio swiftly followed with dates supporting My Chemical Romance, capturing those special moments in a music video for 'Enduring The Dream'. We caught up with the band's frontman Steven Battelle to discuss the single's themes, the writing process and stories from behind the scenes. 

It's not been the easiest of journeys for Joel Holmqvist, but now the vocalist of Swedish alt-metal band AVIANA is ready to take the world by storm with their new album Corporation. AVIANA released a string of singles ahead of the record, including the heavy, fast-paced Paradox - we caught up with Holmqvist to discuss the track's themes, behind the scenes stories and more. 

Like your modern alt-rock with a hint of nostalgia? Well look no further than Australia's Waxflower, who released their sophomore EP 'The Sound Of What Went Wrong' earlier this year. In the lead up to the release, the quartet revealed a video for 'The Drama Scene', which frontman Tristan Higginson explains "is a reflection of my social life at the time." We caught up with the band to find out more, including the writing process, themes and stories from behind the scenes. 

In the lead up to their sophomore album 'Run', German post-hardcore trio Future Palace shared a series of enthralling singles and music videos to give us a taste of their new release. We caught up with vocalist Maria and guitarist Manuel to discuss their single 'Defeating Gravity', including the writing process, themes and stories from behind the scenes. 

Japanese quartet One Eye Closed aren't ones to pigeonhole themselves, blending rock, metal and pop with Vocaloid, hip-hop and jazz to create their own unique sound. Latest single 'Squall', which features guest vocals from AJ Rebollo of ISSUES, is what they describe as their "best mixture of western and eastern music elements," and was written at a time when the band were trying to find themselves. We caught up with vocalist REI to discuss the writing process of 'Squall', its theme and stories from behind the scenes.